Pipe and tubing rack



Aug. 23, 1938., w. B. AGGERS l 2,127,492

PIPE AND TUBING RACK Filed Aug. 27,l 1936 2 Smees--SheeI 1 MPE 0R TuBxNGSECTION N 57 /l i g I l Z/ l Inventor W E /g/S Attorneys Aug. 23, 1938.w, B. AGGERSy 2,127,492

PIPE AND TUBING RACKl Filed Aug. 27, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Pteuted Aug.23, 1938",

` alter-n. duress, ilo; .l demuestren not er, ists, ses no. tutti tim isinvention relates to oil Well derriclrs and `coluipurent und accessoriesused in conjunctiony nccessories und attacents to promote systemntic andexpeditious hondlinuoi tuhinn and pipe sections While pulling the wellor reorganizinn it alter repairs have been made.

l muy no even further and say that the tuhinc hoord which is generallyoccupied lay e racking uttendnnt or Workman is mounted on theconventlonnl derrich above the platform et an approprlnte elevation sothat the pipe and tuhinc sections they are withdrawn trom the Well tneyhe stnclred perpendiculnrly in convenient rovvs. Although there are manymakeshift arrannernents including ripidin projecting parte to iaoilitetesuch verticul stacking, prior pntented 'n so structures have come intovogue disclosing the idea or ioltble and other retractnlole und proiectihle adapters to facilitate rachinu and to ovoid accidentalbreelrage trom the hoistins,r coole ond traveling bloclr. lt iollovvs,therefore,

pp that my aim is to generally improve upon prior art structures in thisclassification hy sdoptlns v end-using what I believe to ,loe a moresetisiectory construction and adaptation ci ieatures.

The chiel feature oi the invention hos to do ippvvith the use cihinsedly or plvotelly mounted rods selectively suinnnhle trom onout-oi-the- `vvny position over the tubing hoord,r to n horirontalprolecting position, said rods heine associnted with diredlreeper orretaininn rnmns col,- culuted to occomniodate dlderent 'sized pipesections. t

Other tentures and cdvnntoees will become more rendlly npperent `tronithe iolloyoinn description und drawings; l

In the drawings; wherein like numer ere employed to designate lilreparts throughout the views:

liinure l is n horizontal section throulgh apor-y tubing hoorde withprojectible und retractable s. (el. cnn-ts) trctinc it as euuipped withthe improved pipehandllnu dnyers and reciting ineens constructed innccordnnce with my idees.

hlsure 2 is c verticnl sectlonnl view shotvlny the assoblase oi tenturesappenrinp in top 5 pien View in Figure l.

ldeured is n. section on the line ci hisure l.

Pleure fl is n perspective view ci e. proiectllole ond retractulolepipe-hundline diluer constitute to inc one oi the improved tentures onthe tulolne hoord. i

lliluure d is a perspective view oi? the nurture or brochet used fornnc'horinu the improved rnc A rods or rnemloers `in pince, ys

Fie 6 is a niodiided det or port ci the nssemhlnue shovvinu nn l-hee.retuiner usnlole in ooe instnnces insteod oi the channel-chuped retninershown in the other vlervs.

in the dreivvinss in lilfrure l, the derrlclr, which '2o isconventlonell, is denoted hy the we ll und the reculer horinontnl tuhinehoord is de noted nt t. ln practice this is disposed verticnlly dndpernllel shove the custoninry loose or plut iorln (not shown) occupiedhy the vertono vrorlrrnen and uttendants ln handlins the lolo ol withdrowinu und dlsessenihlinn the pipe sections und tubes, or couplinc theports und returninu the to their normnl positions alter repnirs haveheen mede. de plied in the precedind description, 3@ it is olnious thnte pp must he pulled every now d then in order to moho repniro to thepiston und other component ports, either ci lthe pipe or the .tuhinustructures es the cose ey he. This is nenerolly dono with o. hlocit ondtnclde, und es the tulolny sections ere wlthdruun trom the Well undstached vertlcully, some ruoloiny ineens is necessary to' lreep them inon orderly ploce d hnndy so thot they con he retrieved und reossenihledto put the well hoot; w

in operotiny; order. dlthoush itis hy no means oi most iniportunce, itrnisht he pointed out here thnt ordlnurily on the tuliinp hoard ilsuitulole proiectlny dinners nre utilized to nld in initlully suspendingor holdinu the tuhe sections ns they nre yvlthdrcvvn und loe- 'lore theyure recited. Iilihe ordinnry dinner is rigidly mounted in pince dinterfieren ireduently th the operation oi the loloclr und techie. ednner is used to let the tuhins rest mi it while tun od and puttinu onthe tuhinn elevntors which are used inpullinn und putting tuhinp inwells. In the present arrendement the improved fingers are denot by thenumerals and it, respectively. e lim er d ject beyond the edge oftheplatform board l to means.

comprises a slidable plate ofthe type shown in Figure 4., In otherwords, it is a vsimple plate ot metal having a claw or 'U-shaped headII,at its outer end to accommodate a pipe which is rested thereintemporarily. It is also formed withv a central longitudinal slot I2 andan oiTset bayonet slot Il. Through the instrumentality oi these slots I2and I! and fastening screws Il and Il, the ilnger is adjustably, thatis, projectibly mounted on the tubing board at the proper place. When itis in use, it is in the position shown in Figure l.` When it is not inIuse, the iastenings I4 land Il are loosened and by the agency of theslots I2 and Ilxit can be adjusted or retracted to an out-ot-thelwayposition. The `companion finger I0 is a simple double-ended plate alsoslotted and held in place by suitableA fastenings I I. Broadly, however,the point here is in having a projectible and retractable resting.finger to take the place of the ordinary rigid ilnger (not shown).

Of most importance, however, is the racking One of the featuresdominating this means is an anchoring or attaching bracket I'I which isa simple U-shaped member having its down-v turned ends threaded andsecured by nuts or the like to the tubing board at a desired position.Secured also to the board loutwardly oi this and parallel thereto is theretaining unit I8 for the various selectively usable racking rods I9.Each rod is formed at one end into an eye 20 which is slidably andpivotally attached to the anchoring bracket I1. This allows the rods tobe shoved close together or far apart as the case may be to accommodatepipe and tubing sections of different sizes. The sections are of asuitable length to proaccommodate a predetermined number of pipes ortubing sections as illustrated in Figure 1. Each rod is held projectedand in readiness for racking purposes through the instrumentalityofltheretaining unit or device Il; One form of this is a simple channel-shapedmember whose upstanding Aan out-of-the-way position.

.held temporarily in relative parallelism.

flanges 2i are provided with inclined keeper notches into whichy therods I l are swung V.and One of the rods in Figure 1 is shown swung tooperative position and three oi' the rods are swung back to 'I'heprojecting rod at the right permits a series of pipe or tubing sectionsto be stacked thereagainst in vertical order as from the point A to thepoint B. This constitutes one yrow and the next row may start at C andextend on to D. Then the nextrod is swung over in place and thesectional pipes or tubing are progressively and orderly stacked inreadiness for reassembling when occasion requires.

Bo far as the part il is concerned, it may be described generically' asa retaining unit provided with one or more upst'anding flanges and anattaching portion. -the flanges having keeper notches therein so thatthe-pivoted-'rods Il can be swung over and selectively engaged or seatedin maman this is denoted by the numeral 23 and the flanges 2l areprovided in upper and lower edges with properly slanting keeper notches25. The principle of application and operation is the same, however, asthat shown in Figure 1. Y

It appears to be new in this particular line of endeavor to provide akeeper unit I8 whether constructed as shown in Figure l or in Figure 6,the same having notched flanges and being disposed in parallelism to theanchoring or attaching ilxture I1, there being iingers I9 pivotedon'this part I'I and selectively engageable with the notches 22 or 25,as the case may be.-

It is thought that the description taken in connection with the drawingswill enable a clear l. In a derrick, a tubing board structure adapt 25ed to be mounted on said derrick, a retaining member on said board, saidretaining member comprising an attaching portion and upstandirg flangeportions, said flange portions being provided with a plurality ofaligned keeper notches.

a plurality of selectively usable rods engageable.

intermediate their ends with aligned pairs of said keeper notches, andmeans pivotally and slidably attaching the inner ends of the rods to theboard stru'cture.

2. In a structure of the class described, a ilxed tubing boardhorizontally disposed, a rod ylike Abracket secured to said board, aplurality of rack.- l-ing rods pivotally mounted on said bracket to.swing into and from outwardly projecting relation to one edge ofv saidboard, a rack like retainingv member secured'to said board. adjacentsaid edge thereof and having diagonal notches therein for receiving saidrods to hold the latter in spaced to the bracket and having a pluralityof notches therein for receiving portions of the rods when the rods areswung over into engagement with the notched member.

4. In a structure ot the class described, a supporting member, anelongated bracket connectedl 'with the supporting member, a plurality ofrods supported for pivotal and sliding movement at one end on saidbracket and a channel member connected with the supporting member infront oi and paralleling the. :same and having aligned notches in itsflanges for receiving the rods when the same are swung over intoengagement with the channel member, said rods projecting from saidsupporting member when heid in the notches.

WALTER B. AGGERB.

